250 bicycles, helmets to be donated for Denver Boys and Girls Clubs

Fans cheer on cyclists during the 115.2-mile 6th stage of 2013 USA Pro Challenge[1] from Loveland to Fort Collins on August 24, 2013. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

Gov. John Hickenlooper[2] will announce a donation of 250 bicycles and helmets to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver at the USA Pro Challenge Sunday as part of an effort to maintain Colorado’s position as the least obese state in the country.

The announcement will come at 1:05 p.m., shortly after the start of the final Stage of the third edition of USA Pro Challenge at Broadway between Colfax Avenue and 14th Avenue.

[5] to reduce the number of overweight or obese children by 5 percentage points in five years: http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_22999703/denver-mayor-sets-5-goals-that-he-hopes

[6] obesity rates for low-income preschool-aged children in Colorado increased from 9.4 percent in 2008 to 10 percent in 2011: http://blogs.denverpost.com/health/2013/08/06/colorado-child-obesity-rates-map-cdc/3502/

[7] almost half of all adults will be obese by 2030: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_21578185/obesity-rates-suggest-colorado-is-track-ton-health